Three local labor figures were honored by the Washington-Greene Central Labor Council AFL-CIO in April, recognizing their ...

MANNINGTON, W.Va. — After leading the United Mine Workers of America or 30 years, UMWA President Cecil Roberts is set to step down this fall. Roberts, the Kanawha County native, spent part of his ...

Cecil Roberts, the longtime leader of the United Mine Workers of America union, has announced his retirement. The UMWA International president plans to retire in October after 30 years in that role, ...

RACINE, W.Va. — Cecil Roberts made his last Labor Day stand as United Mine Workers of America president leaning on history. “People have died to make the mines safer,” Roberts bellowed, captivating a ...

For the first time in three decades, there’s a new leader atop the United Mine Workers of America. Cecil Roberts officially retired from his position as UMWA president, the union announced Thursday ...